Tire stand

ABSTRACT

The device disclosed herein is a removable, wall-mounted stand adapted to support a tire while it is being studded. The stand is reversible to suit available space where installed and is adapted to accommodate a stud gun when not in use, studs, and an automatic stud feeder.

. 1 United States Patent Inventors William W. Chambers Towson; Jerome l.Rebold, Baltimore, Md.; Somers H. Smith III, Falls Church, Va. Appl. No.747,983 Filed July 26, 1968 Patented Jan. 12, 1971 Assignee The Blackand Decker Manufacturing Company Towson, Md. a corporation of MarylandTIRE STAND 15 Claims, 6 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl. 144/288, 157/13; 29/212 Int. Cl. B29h 17 00; B600 25/00 Field ofSearch 144/288-1,

288; 157/WH, l3; 29/212T; 269/291, 293, 48

Primary Examiner-Dona1d R. Schran Attorneys-Leonard Bloom and Joseph RSlotnik 1 ABSTRACT: The device disclosed herein is a removable,wall-mounted stand adapted to support a tire while it is being studded.The stand is reversible to suit available space where installed and isadapted to accommodate a stud gun when not in use, studs, and anautomatic stud feeder. 1

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sum 1 0F 2 IN VENTORS WILLIAM W. CHAMBERS JEROME l. REBOLD BY I R H TH;

ATTORNEY PATENTEDJAmmsn sumenrz INVENTQRS WILLIAM W. CHAMBERS REBOLDHE-SMFTHEI ATTORNEY H W m\ m w W 4 W\./ Y V w w TIRE STAND 7 SUMMARY OFTHE INVENTION The present invention relates to a wall mounted, tirestudding stand which may be removably mounted in a variety of locationsas best suits the space available. The stand sturdily supports allpopular sized tires and accommodates easy reversing to further suitavailable space in installation. The stand'includes aminimum of parts,for both space and cost reasons, and yet is sturdy, reliable and easy touse. In addition, the standmay include a traylikemember, forplacement'of a studding gun and studs, and easily accommodates and isadapted to support an automatic stud feeder.

Main objects of the present invention, therefore,-are-to-provide animproved tire stand for supporting a tire while being studded whichstand is readily mounted in a variety of locations, occupies a minimumof space and is readily removable for storage when not in use.

Further important objects of the invention areto provide an improvedtire studding stand of the above character which accommodates andsturdily supports all popular tire sizes and is reversible to furtheraccommodate space requirements.

Additional important objects "are to provide an improved tire studdingstand of the above character which may include provisions for supportinga stud gun, studs and/or an automatic stud feeder, and which isrelatively inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction andreliable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparentfrom a consideration of the detailed description to follow taken inconjunction with the drawings annexed hereto.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an elevational viewillustratinga tire studding stand embodying the present inventionv andshown with a tire in place thereon and partly broken away and in sectionfor clari- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1 to an enlarged scale anwith the tire removed;

FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 2 the arrows 3-3;

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3;

F [0.5 is a sectional view of FIG. 3 taken along the line 5-5 thereof;and I I 7 FIG. fi'is an enlarged viewof a-portion of FIG. 2.

BROAD STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION Broadly described, the presentinvention relates to a tire stand comprising bracket means adapted to befixed to a wall and the like, said bracket means including a portionspaced fromsaid wall, support means on said'bra'cket meansand includingshoe means and roller means adapted to engage the inner treadwall andtire beads, respectively, of a tire at arcuately spaced locations tosupport said tire substantially ina vertical plane during studding, saidshoe means comprising a member defining a fixed convex surfacesaid shoemeans and said roller means being disposed on opposite sides of avertical plane passing through the central axis of said tire.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a tire standcomprising bracket means adapted to be removably fixed to a wall and thelike andincluding a portion extending away from said wall, support meansadapted to support a tire in substantially a vertical plane duringstudding, said support means including anvil means comprising a memberdefining a fixed convex surface engageable with theinner tread wall ofsaid tire and disposed in spaced relation to a vertical plane whichincludes the central axis of said tire, and means reversiblyinterconnecting said support means and said extending portion of saidbracket means, whereby said anvil means may looking in'the direction ofbe positioned to either side of said vertical plane.

- roller 40 which engages both beads 57. Furthermorenthe'supcommodatesalhpopular tire sizes without adjustmentsince it' adapted to rotatablysupport a tire substantially in a vertical plane, said support meansincluding anvil means comprising a member defining a fixed convexsurface engageable with the inner. tread wall of said tire, at aposition spaced from a vertical plane which includes said central axisof said tire, whereby said anvil means may be positioned to either sideof said venical plane.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring now more specifically to the drawings, atire stand embodying the present invention is illustrated generally at11 and is seen to include abracket made up of a plate 13 and arm 15welded together or otherwise rigidly interconnected. The plate 13 has aplurality of notches 17 therein adapted to fit over headed fasteners 19which in turn are secured to a wall The arm 15 extends outwardly fromthe wall 21 and, although not critical, is seen to be substantiallycylindrical in cross section, being adapted to have a tire support 23fitted thereon. The support includes a body 25 having a through aperture27 adapted to slidably fit over the cylindricalarrn ,IS. A pin 29 fixedto the arm 15 is adapted to fit into a notch 31 in the body 25 to locatethe latter angularly on the arm. while'set screws 33 removably hold thebody 25 in place on the arm 15.

The supportbody 25 has a pair of parallel, spaced flanges 35, 37 at oneend and a hollow hub 39 at the other end thereof. A cylindrical roller40 is positioned between the flanges 35, 37 and is rotatably supportedbyset screws 41, 43

threaded through the flanges 35, 37, respectively, and each of whichholds a bearing ball 38 in place in a conical recess 36 at each end ofthe roller 40. By this construction, the roller 40 is easily andaccurately centered and turns without play. The hollow hub 39 is adaptedto receive-one end of a post 45 which has a shoe 47 on its other end.Set screws 48, 49 fix the post 45 to the hub 39 and the shoe 47 to thepost, respectively. The shoe-47 has a convexly-curved plate 51 suitablyfixed thereto or integral therewith.

As shown in FIG. 1, a tire 53 to be studded is adapted to be mounted onthe support 23 and supported in a generally vertical plane. In position,the tire 53 has its inner tread wall 55 seated against the shoe plate 51while the cylindrical roller 40 engages both of the tire beads 57.Desirably, the roller 40 and the shoe plate 51 engage the tire 53substantially on opposite sides of a vertical plane through the centralaxis of .thetire. In the construction shown, the shoe plate 51 providesa conveniently positioned anvillike backing for the portion of the tirebeing studded.

In use, the tire 53 to be studded is fittedover the shoe 47 and thenswung over the roller40. The operatorthen begins studding the tire 53inthe tread area adjacent the shoe plate 51 and, as studding progresses,the tire 53 is rotated by lifting it near the shoe 47 and causing it toroll on the roller 40. This particular support construction 23 providessturdy support for the tire;53 during studding because of itsengagement-with the tire 53 at spaced arcuate locations and'becauseoftheswide port23 facilitates easy, one-handed rotation of the-tire53:.during studding while the shoe plate 51 provides a convenient anvilfor standup operation. In addition, the support .23 acfunctions within alarge rangeof tire diameter or width.

It will be appreciated that difierent installation locations presentdifferent space problems. Thus, in some locations, the arrangement shownin the drawings may be the, mostdesirable while in others, it may bedesirable to have the shoe 47rto the other side of the arm 15 (to therightas seen in FIG. 1). In addition, although the arm 15 may obviouslybe long enough to accommodate both right-handed andleft-handed-operators,

In still another aspect, the present invention-relates to a tire standcomprising bracket means removably fixed to a wall, support meansreversibly secured to said bracket means and personal preference maydictate otherwise.

To this end, the support body .25 is reversiblymounted on the arm 15.Thus, where it is desirable to have the shoe/47 .on the other (right)side of the'arm l5, the-set screws 33 are loosened, the body 25 removedfrom the arm 15, and reversed end-for-end and remounted on the arm 15,and the set screws 33 retightened. The body 25 has another notch 59,opposite the notch 31, which receives the pin 29 in this reversedposition.

In addition to the advantages set out hereinabove, it will beappreciated that when not in use, such as during the warmer seasons, thetire stand 11 may be removed simply by loosening the fasteners 19 andlifting the entire assembly off the wall 21. The fasteners 19 may, ofcourse, be left in place if desired.

It has been found that minimal floor space is required for accommodatingthis stand 11 and for using it during tire studding. Thus, for example,in most installations the area behind the garage door opening has beenfound adequate.

As an additional feature, a tray 61 may be provided over the arm betweenthe plate 13 and the body 21. This tray 61 may be secured to the place13, the arm 15, or both, as by welding, and provides a convenientresting or storing place for a stud gun when not in use, and for thestuds themselves. Also, the arm 15 may be apertured, as at 63, toreceive a supporting post 65 for an automatic stud feeder 67 shown indot-dash lines in FIGS. 2 and 5.

By the foregoing, there has been disclosed an improved tire studdingstand calculated to fulfill the inventive objects hereinabove set forth,and while a preferred embodiment of the present invention has beenillustrated and described in detail, various additions, substitutions,modifications and omissions may be made thereto without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as encompassed by the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A tire stand comprising bracket means adapted to be fixed to a walland the like, said bracket means including a portion spaced from saidwall, support means on said bracket means and including shoe means androller means adapted to engage the inner tread wall and tire beads,respectively, of a tire at arcuately spaced locations to support saidtire substantially in a vertical plane during studding, said shoe meanscomprising a member defining a fixed convex surface, said shoe means andsaid roller means being disposed on opposite sides of a vertical planepassing through the central axis of said tire.

2. A tire stand comprising bracket means adapted to be removably fixedto a wall and the like and including a portion extending away from saidwall, support means adapted to support a tire in substantially avertical plane during studding, said support means including shoe meanscomprising a member defining a fixed convex surface engageable with theinner tread wall of the tire, said support means further includingroller means engageable with said tire at an area arcuately spaced fromsaid shoe member.

3. A tire stand comprising bracket means removably fixed to a wall,support means reversibly secured to said bracket means and adapted torotatably support a tire substantially in a vertical plane, said supportmeans including anvil means comprising a member defining a fixed convexsurface engageable with the inner tread wall of said tire at a positionspaced to one side of a vertical plane which includes said central axisof said tire, said support means including means engageable with saidtire at a position space to the other side of said vertical plane.

4. A stand as defined in claim 1 which includes means reversiblyinterconnecting said support means and said bracket portion, wherebysaid support may be secured to said bracket portion in substantiallyreversed positions.

5. A stand as defined in claim 1, wherein said roller means includes anelongated roller rotatably mounted on said support means and adapted tospan the width of said tire.

6. A stand as defined in claim 5, wherein said support means includes abody having projecting flanges, said roller being disposed between saidflanges and having generally conical recesses at opposite ends thereof,a bearing ball located in each said recess, and means threaded througheach said flange and adapted to hold each said ball in place in itsrespective roller recess.

7. A stand as defined in claim 1, wherein bracket means Includes a plateadapted to be fixed to said wall and an arm rigid with said plate andextending away from said wall.

8. A stand as defined in claim 7, wherein said plate has slots thereinadapted to fit over headed fasteners secured to said wall.

9. A stand as defined in claim 4, wherein said support means includes abody slidable on said bracket portion, said body having means onopposite sides thereof cooperable with means on said bracket portion tolocate said body in reversed positions on said bracket portion.

10. A stand as defined in claim 9, wherein said means on said bodyincludes a pair of notches, said bracket portion having a projectingmember receivable in one of said notches for each of said positions ofsaid body.

11. A stand as defined in claim 2, wherein said roller means includes aroller adapted to span the width of said tire and engageable across thebeads thereof, said roller and said shoe means engaging said tire atpositions located on opposite sides of a vertical plane which includesthe central axis of said tire.

12. A stand as defined in claim 2, wherein said bracket means includes aplate and a hollow tube, said support means being removably secured tosaid tube.

13. A stand as defined in claim 2, wherein said extending portion andsaid support means include cooperable means adapted to lock said supportmeans thereon in end-for-end reversed positions.

14. A stand as defined in claim 3, wherein said support means includesroller means engageable with an spanning the beads of said tire, saidroller means engaging said tire at a position spaced a substantial anglefrom the position of engagement of said anvil means and said tire.

15. A stand as defined in claim 7 which includes tray means rigid withsaid arm.

1. A tire stand comprising bracket means adapted to be fixed to a walland the like, said bracket means including a portion spaced from saidwall, support means on said bracket means and including shoe means androller means adapted to engage the inner tread wall and tire beads,respectively, of a tire at arcuately spaced locations to support saidtire substantially in a vertical plane during studding, said shoe meanscomprising a member defining a fixed convex surface, said shoe means andsaid roller means being disposed on opposite sides of a vertical planepassing through the central axis of said tire.
 2. A tire standcomprising bracket means adapted to be removably fixed to a wall and thelike and including a portion extending away from said wall, supportmeans adapted to support a tire in substantially a vertical plane duringstudding, said support means including shoe means comprising a memberdefining a fixed convex surface engageable with the inner tread wall ofthe tire, said support means further including roller means engageablewith said tire at an area arcuately spaced from said shoe member.
 3. Atire stand comprising bracket means removably fixed to a wall, supportmeans reversibly secured to said bracket means and adapted to rotatablysupport a tire substantially in a vertical plane, said support meansincludIng anvil means comprising a member defining a fixed convexsurface engageable with the inner tread wall of said tire at a positionspaced to one side of a vertical plane which includes said central axisof said tire, said support means including means engageable with saidtire at a position space to the other side of said vertical plane.
 4. Astand as defined in claim 1 which includes means reversiblyinterconnecting said support means and said bracket portion, wherebysaid support may be secured to said bracket portion in substantiallyreversed positions.
 5. A stand as defined in claim 1, wherein saidroller means includes an elongated roller rotatably mounted on saidsupport means and adapted to span the width of said tire.
 6. A stand asdefined in claim 5, wherein said support means includes a body havingprojecting flanges, said roller being disposed between said flanges andhaving generally conical recesses at opposite ends thereof, a bearingball located in each said recess, and means threaded through each saidflange and adapted to hold each said ball in place in its respectiveroller recess.
 7. A stand as defined in claim 1, wherein bracket meansincludes a plate adapted to be fixed to said wall and an arm rigid withsaid plate and extending away from said wall.
 8. A stand as defined inclaim 7, wherein said plate has slots therein adapted to fit over headedfasteners secured to said wall.
 9. A stand as defined in claim 4,wherein said support means includes a body slidable on said bracketportion, said body having means on opposite sides thereof cooperablewith means on said bracket portion to locate said body in reversedpositions on said bracket portion.
 10. A stand as defined in claim 9,wherein said means on said body includes a pair of notches, said bracketportion having a projecting member receivable in one of said notches foreach of said positions of said body.
 11. A stand as defined in claim 2,wherein said roller means includes a roller adapted to span the width ofsaid tire and engageable across the beads thereof, said roller and saidshoe means engaging said tire at positions located on opposite sides ofa vertical plane which includes the central axis of said tire.
 12. Astand as defined in claim 2, wherein said bracket means includes a plateand a hollow tube, said support means being removably secured to saidtube.
 13. A stand as defined in claim 2, wherein said extending portionand said support means include cooperable means adapted to lock saidsupport means thereon in end-for-end reversed positions.
 14. A stand asdefined in claim 3, wherein said support means includes roller meansengageable with an spanning the beads of said tire, said roller meansengaging said tire at a position spaced a substantial angle from theposition of engagement of said anvil means and said tire.
 15. A stand asdefined in claim 7 which includes tray means rigid with said arm.